Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Posts about professional boxing from 1890 to 1930.
Maaliskuun 17, 1897, current World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Corbett entered the boxing ring at Carson City, Nevada. Corbett faced the challenge of former middleweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett entered as the favorite enjoying both an almost twenty pound weight advantage and slick boxing skills. “Ruddy Robert” as Fitzsimmons was sometimes known won the World Middleweight Boxing Championship in
Marraskuun 19, 1935, ammattipaini Ray Steele tapasi ammattinyrkkeilijä Kingfish Levinskyn sekapain vs. nyrkkeilyottelussa. Missourin osavaltion yleisurheilukomissio loi ottelua varten erityiset säännöt. Komissaarit päättivät, että ottelu koostuisi kolmen minuutin kierroksista kuten nyrkkeilyottelussa. Komissaarit antoivat Levinskyn lyödä vaikka hän oli matolla. Steele voisi
Heinäkuun 2, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey, reigning World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey met light heavyweight boxing king Georges Carpentier. Boxing fans flocked to event resulting in the first million dollar gate in boxing history. The match would prove the old boxing adage, “A good big man always beats a good little man.” Vaikka Georges Carpentier
Toukokuun 11, 1900, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J. Jeffries fought his former employer James J. Corbett. Corbett held the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in the early 1890s. Corbett hired the powerfully built Jeffires to help him prepare for his title challengers. Jeffries went on to win the world title from the man, who beat Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons. Corbett
Sisään 1902, tuleva raskaansarjan nyrkkeilyn maailmanmestari Marvin Hart oli nouseva haastaja. Taistelee pääasiassa kotikaupungistaan Louisvillestä, Kentucky, Hart kohtasi Kid Carteria Southern Athletic Clubilla toukokuussa 2, 1902. At 17-1, Hart tiesi, että toinen voitto auttaisi pitkälle varmistamaan raskaansarjan mestaruusottelun. Brooklynissa syntynyt Kid Carter aikoi
Mike “Twin” Sullivan claimed the Welterweight World Boxing Championship, when he decisioned Honey Mellody in April 1907. Possessing both heavy hands and better than normal boxing skills, Sullivan claimed victories over the great Joe Gans and future Welterweight World Boxing Champion Harry Lewis during his career. Lewis won the welterweight title, when Sullivan could no longer make the 147 punta
1909 näki Stanley Ketchelin jatkavan rajua vauhtiaan kaikkien huipputaistelijoiden läpi keskisarjan rajan ympärillä. In March 1909, Ketchel kohtasi harvinaisen haasteen, kun hän taisteli hallitsevaa kevyen raskaansarjan maailmanmestari Philadelphia Jack O'Brieniä vastaan. O’Brien oli liukas nyrkkeilijä, joka käytti nopeuttaan ja vaikeasti lyötyäkseen Ketcheliä alkukierroksilla. O’Brienin kokoedusta huolimatta, Keitä jotain
In this post, which was previously a podcast, we will discuss the epic sixty-one round draw between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in 1891. This bout prepared Corbett for his successful challenge of John L. Sullivan in 1892. Maaliskuun 21, 1891, the most serious contender for the inactive John L. Sullivan’s world championship broke the color line to
Tammikuu 5, 1900, four days before a showdown with Bantamweight Boxing Champion Terry McGovern, Featherweight World Boxing Champion George Dixon made an announcement to chill the spine of all his supporters. Dixon announced that win or lose, he would be retiring from the ring after the bout with McGovern. The last thing a manager wants to hear before a
On a March night in San Francisco, heavyweight contender Marvin Hart proved pure aggressiveness could sometimes win a decision. Jälkeen 20 rounds of boxing, referee Greggains, the only judge, awarded the decision over the great Jack Johnson to Hart. Hart met Johnson on March 28, 1905. Johnson entered the ring as the betting favorite. Hän osallistui myös yhtenä